Limits Chapter 139

I had no words left. This was a torture. 'What am I supposed to do? She doesn't want to kill but she also doesn't want to let go. What is this situation?' I thought hopelessly. She stood there while looking at . Silence, complete silence enveloped the area we were in. After a while, she finally said sothing "Why do you want to leave so badly?". I was totally confused and could only blurt out "What?".

I had no idea what she was speaking about. I had no reason to stay and she wouldn't tell what she wanted from . I was now adamant in my beliefs that she was crazy. She said "Why do you want to go north so much, even to the extent of risking your life? There is nothing interesting there. No treasures awaiting you, no fa, only beasts that will kill you in an instant. Why don't you want to stay by my side?".

I had no response to that. What could I say? I didn't have a reason not to stay with her but I also didn't have a reason to stay. 'I have my own goals and she has her own. Why does she assu that I need to stay with her? It doesn't make sense' I thought. She continued "Do you hate ?". I again didn't know what to say. I didn't hate her. I was angry of course, she was preventing from leaving but I didn't hate her. I just didn't know the reason behind her actions.

I finally managed to say "What do you an? I asked you if you want sothing from but you don't want to answer. I don't have a reason to stay. I also have my own path I need to tread, even if it ans going north. That is my goal. Whenever I live or die, it will all play out in the north". She didn't respond so I continued "I don't hate you but I also don't understand you. You clearly don't want to kill , yet you don't want to let go anywhere. This must an I have sothing you want. I just don't know what it is".

She beca a bit surprised and said "Then stay with . You can always go north later right?" I responded "Why do you change the subject? Just tell what you want. If I can give it to you, I will and we can be done with it". She seed to struggle a bit but finally said sothing else "That is why I said that I want you to stay with . I need you for sothing, it isn't an item that you possess but what you are". I was confused and didn't know what she ant. Then I realised sothing and asked "Are you in love?"

She beca upset and said "No! of course not! Are you an idiot, I don't need you for… no, I don't need you for that at all". I was also angry and confused, I responded "Then what the hell do you need for? If you don't want then what exactly do you want?". She finally mustered the courage and said "I need your power. When I discovered you, I planned to kill you but then I noticed that you have an aura surrounding you that helps develop. I'm this strong thanks to you".

I thought 'Finally! I got sothing out of her!' but then I realised sothing else and said "Wait, what power? I have no power! Are you crazy?" to which she argued back "I'm not crazy! Don't call that! When you sleep, you have an aura around you that is beneficial to . That is why I wanted you to stay". 'This bastard, what the hell is she talking about? Either way, I feel used! She wants to use even more, for her own stuff!' I thought.

I said "So, you've been using to get stronger yet when I asked you to teach sothing, you said outright no! I gain nothing from this while you reap all the benefits! Are you crazy!" to which she shouted back "I told you to stop calling crazy!" and shot an arrow in my chest. I flew back from the impact and landed on the ground with a grunt "Ungh".

She ran over to and quickly gave so kind of thing to eat while saying "Sorry! I didn't an to, I was angry. Eat this, it will help you heal your wounds". I said "Why don't you just kill ? Why are you torturing . I'm not your pet you know?". She apologised a few more tis while my wounds started to heal.

I said to her "I get nothing out of it while you get even stronger. When you get strong enough and don't need anymore, you will just kill or sothing. I have no reason to agree to that". She shook her head and said "No, I will not kill you. I promise you that" to which I laughed and said "Promise? what is it worth to ? If I die, then you lose big ti. I will be dead of course but is this not a good price to pay for my freedom?"

She seed shocked and quickly grabbed my arms to prevent from doing anything to myself. I laughed "I don't want to kill myself, I was just saying. I don't agree to that deal. Besides, why should I help you? You hate humanity and I don't want to be the one to send a calamity over my own kind".

She let go of my hands and cried "Please, I need help. I don't want to exterminate your kind, I just want to be strong enough to live my own life". I replied "You yourself said that you wanted to kill and that you would if not for those so called powers I have. So why should I believe you?". "Besides you, no other human traveled here. I didn't know if you were searching for or not. Later on, I figured out that you are not searching for my race. I will not kill you not only because you have those powers. You are not a bad human" she said while crying.

I thought 'She is either a very good actress or she really didn't an to kill even when her powers no longer benefit from my so called power'. I sighted and extended my hand to touch her head. She stopped crying and looked at . I said "Don't cry, I'm not what you called a good human either. I can stay with you, if you give sothing in exchange. Why don't you teach sothing about stealth? or perhaps so other skills". She replied with teary eyes "I can't. Those are techniques passed to us Eterians. We can't teach them to humans". I asked "Why?"

"That is our law. We can't teach outsiders our own abilities or techniques". I said "Who will know if you do? It's not like I will search for Eterians on purpose and spread the fact you taught . Besides, how will they know that you were the one that taught ?". She seed to think about it a bit and said "But…". I replied "You want help from human, shouldn't that also be in your race's law? I an, getting help from human should be against your principles or sothing". When I said that, she seed to freeze. 'No, don't tell ' I thought and said "This is also a law of your race? Well, you've already broken one law and you are arguing whenever you could teach or not?"

She responded promptly "No, it's not!" but I knew she was lying already and said "Why lie to ? You are quite crafty. Were those real tears?". I could see those teary eyes again while she said "No, of course not, I just want to live without fearing for my life! I did lie about it but our techniques are very weird and hard to master. You wouldn't be able to learn them anyway". I said "Why not give it a try? You will get what you want and I will get what I want. Isn't that a perfect conclusion?" and patted her head again.

She cald down a bit then said "Ok, I agree. I will teach you whatever I can and you have to promise that you stay with ". I thought 'Finally! so improvents. Now I can train in those weird techniques and if she wants to use that whatever power… I don't care. I didn't even know that it existed!'. I said "Then we have a deal". She seed to brighten up, now that I agreed. Then I realised sothing and asked "But you could just follow north. Why not go north then?". She shook her head and said "We would both die. North is too dangerous. That is why I told you, you will die if you go there. Even I would die if I went there and I'm much stronger than you".

I thought about it and asked "What exactly is there? In the north?" to which her face paled a bit and she replied "Monsters, pure evil monsters" but nothing other than that.